{"id":8378,"date":"2011-08-03T15:40:49","date_gmt":"2011-08-03T19:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/?p=8378"},"modified":"2011-08-03T15:45:40","modified_gmt":"2011-08-03T19:45:40","slug":"job-visual-designer-yodle-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2011\/08\/03\/job-visual-designer-yodle-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"JOB : Visual Designer : Yodle : NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><strong>Visual<\/strong><strong> Designer @ Yodle in NYC<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Tired of the same old same old?\u00a0 Yodle is building something brand new and looking for design trailblazers to join the team.<\/div>\n<div>Yodle is looking for a thoughtful and talented digital designer to join our in-house team. This individual will design website templates for Yodle customers in a wide range of industries. These templated sites require a thoughtful approach, as they will be used by local businesses who may provide their own logos, photos, and other assets. Therefore, the design system must be strong enough to maintain aesthetic and structural standards while supporting customer-specific variations. Most importantly, these sites are expected to convert visitors into leads for Yodle customers.<\/div>\n<div>To succeed in this role, you must have range as a visual designer as you\u2019ll be designing for customers in various industries. You must demonstrate a polished and professional design aesthetic in your work. You must demonstrate the ability to think systematically about creating modular design systems. You will need to show an understanding of technical considerations, such as designing for a content management system. And you must be effective in collaborating with interaction designers, front-end developers and other user experience professionals.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Design new templates and template variations according to assigned schedule<br \/>\n\u2022 Establish and document visual design standards that will guide the design of all future Yodle customer sites<br \/>\n\u2022 Collaborate with other Yodle team members, including interaction designers, front-end developers, product managers, etc.\u2014in creating effective website templates<br \/>\n\u2022 Analyze and apply learnings from website performance reports to ensure constant improvement in template design<br \/>\n\u2022 Communicate effectively with departments, team members and other project related groups to ensure project objectives are understood and consistently met, communicating project status and recommending adjustments to plan<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"> <\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Experience designing websites and\/or digital applications<br \/>\n\u2022 Must have expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite<br \/>\n\u2022 Undergraduate degree graphic design or related field<br \/>\n\u2022 Ability to multitask and work on many open tasks in a single day under tight deadlines<br \/>\n\u2022 Experience in search engine optimization, design for direct response, A\/B and multivariable testing<br \/>\n\u2022 Experience in interaction design (e.g., wireframes, sitemaps) a plus<br \/>\n\u2022 Knowledge of HTML\/CSS a plus<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"> <\/span><\/div>\n<div><strong>To apply : email resume and a link to your portfolio to <\/strong><strong>mjerome<\/strong><strong>@<a href=\"http:\/\/yodle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">yodle.com<\/a>.\u00a0 Let us know you found us through ITP.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"> <\/span><\/div>\n<div>About Yodle \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yodle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">www.yodle.com<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"> <\/span><\/div>\n<div>Yodle is a leading local online advertising company with a simple mission: to connect local businesses with consumers so simply and cost-effectively that business owners can\u2019t imagine any other way to advertise. It\u2019s no secret that 82% of consumers use the Internet to find local businesses. But the high complexity of running a local online advertising campaign is daunting \u2013 if not downright intimidating \u2013 to local business owners. That\u2019s where Yodle comes in.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Working at Yodle means being a part of something big. Our employees are a fundamental part of Yodle\u2019s success. We are committed to hiring amazing people that are hungry to revolutionize the industry. Yodle is one of the fastest growing companies in the industry as recognized by INC 500 and American Business Awards. We reward hard work and offer a tremendous opportunity for career advancement. We offer daily breakfast, coffee, a fun and supportive work environment, and excellent benefits. Oh, and did we mention, we wrote the book on Local Online Advertising? Literally.<\/div>\n<div><strong>__<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"> <\/span><\/div>\n<div><strong>Yodle<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #808080;\">50 W 23rd Street<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Suite 401<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #808080;\">New York, NY 10010<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visual Designer @ Yodle in NYC Tired of the same old same old?\u00a0 Yodle is building something brand new and looking for design trailblazers to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-job","category-uncategorized","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/122"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8378\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}